Settlement
The north-east of the district is rural and sparsely populated for an area so close to London; it includes the town of Chipping Ongar and surrounding villages. The south, dominated by Loughton, the largest town in the district, is more suburban, although set against the semi-rural fringes of the Forest itself. The settlements here border, and in places (Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill) are contiguous with, London. Although entirely outside Greater London much of the south of the district is included in the Greater London Urban Area.
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